Re: 1/4 mi. Opinions Wanted.

From: Todd Flummer (mustang@netunlimited.net)
Date: Fri Apr 09 1999 - 10:04:17 EDT


I have a set of 275/60/15 DR's right now and they hook very well on most
tracks. Just play with your burnout a few times and you'll know how much
heat to put in the tires.

Todd
www.netunlimited.net/~mustang/

-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Tom <tigers@bserv.com>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Friday, April 09, 1999 9:49 AM
Subject: Re: DML: 1/4 mi. Opinions Wanted.

>>>...I dunno if that helps at all...
>
>Thanks, Jon. It certainly does ... a lot.
>
>>>When I used Bill's drag radials, I found that
>>>I couldn't keep them spinning long enough; they'd
>>>hook up and launch my truck forward without really
>>>getting as sticky as they should be.
>
>You just can't find this type of info. about the
>BRG drag radials anywhere except from someone who
>has actually run them on a Dakota. I had not
>even thought of a line lock.
>
>>>if it helps at all, I can give you the list of
>>>stuff on my truck when I hit 14.98
>
>This list gives me a concrete framework from which to
>factor in those variables that are unique to my truck...
>something that I would had to do by trial and error
>and, I'm sure, added expense.
>
>All the info. that I've received makes me more
>confident my goal is realistic and achieveable with
>what I have in mind.
>
>I had already bought the drag radials and two rims just
>before I first posted. I plan to go back to Cayuga on
>the 18th and/or 25th.
>
>>>I do plan to do the cam and valvetrain someday.
>>>(I might just wait until I decide to install a 360
>>>though, I'm not sure.)
>
>I'll keep you and other interested DMLers abreast as
>I add and baseline the mods. Maybe there'll be some
>usefull info. to you and others.
>
>Bob
>Burlington, Ontario
>
>'97 CC Sport, 5.2L, 3.55, auto.
>



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